Surrounded by trails Salt & Fern encourages outdoor exploration and active learning. The coastal town of Porthcawl is also just a short drive away, offering coastal walks and expansive beaches — ideal for geography studies, wellbeing activities, or group recreation.
Salt & Fern is nestled just outside the village of Goytre, near Port Talbot in South Wales. You can reach us easily by car via local country roads from Port Talbot, including Maesteg. The village lies in the scenic Goytre valley, roughly one mile east of Port Talbot town centre.
Address: Salt and Fern Cabins, Wild Hog Cottage, Goytre, Port Talbot, SA132YP
In 20 minutes you can be out at the long sandy beach in Porth Cawl, a favourite with surfers and walkers. The seaside town also offers a scenic boardwalk extendind to Port Talbot along with charming cafes.
Just a 15 minute drive, Kenfig is a sand dune reserve home to a variety of endargered plants and animals, offering scenic walkways and idyllic towns.
In 1 hour an 15 minute drive you can be in a whole other scenery. Bannau Brycheiniog offers beautiful views, great for hiking, trail running, canyoning, star gazing, and .
Is just a 30 minute drive away - famous for its mountain-biking trails and scenic hill walks through lakes, valleys, and forests.
Is a 20 minute driveaway, which has a paved path hugging the coast for 14km.
Within a 10 minute drive offers trails for spotting deer, hares and aquirrels, pedal boat rentals, coarse fishing, and the Go Ape treetop adventure!
Just a 35 minute drive away, a quaint village which marks the gateway for the gower peninsula, Britians first designated National Landscape.
An hour driveaway, Worms head is a tidal island just off the coast at Rhossili, offers beautiful views.